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Chapter 6 Input
Basics
Logging and/or digitizing defines clip properties:
Æ “Logging” and “digitizing” page 112
Æ Clip-in/clip-out and mark-in/mark-out page 113
Æ Stereo or mono page 114
“Logging” and “Digitizing” (Capture)
Let’s begin by defining our terms:
 “Logging” means viewing (and listening to) played A/V material, where clips can be defined by
means of their mark-in and mark-out. You can name and attach comments to these clips, store
them in Project Racks and, if desired, transfer them directly to the Timeline.
You can but do not necessarily have to digitize logged clips. You can make this decision later on.
 “Digitizing” means transferring A/V data to the system’s A/V storage media so that it can be
played and edited in Avid Liquid. Since this term has come into common usage, it is also used
where there is no actual “digitizing” (conversion via codec) taking place but data is simply being
copied as when, for example, DV material is “digitized” (when it is transferred via i.Link/IEEE
1394). Another term for the very same process is “capture”.
Digitized clips are normally stored in Project Racks but can also be inserted directly on the Time-
line (see “Send Clips To Timeline (Direct Insert)” on page 141).